Years ago a co-worker of mine was trying to download an attachment but her computer did not have the software support to open it.
Immediately I spoke up and said that mine did and asked her to send it to me. There were some doubts from others nearby whether I could open it or not. I even had an encourager in the crowd cheering me on, “Try it! Maybe you can?”
After several attempts I received messages stating that I did not have the support in my system to open this file. But with stuborness (some boastful pride) and determination I spent several more minutes trying to locate the right program.
Then I remembered, I REALLY didn’t have that software in my computer. And I stopped trying to open it. In fact, no one had that capability in our office.
It was then that the Lord downloaded a message in my heart. If we try to live out our Christian faith on our own, without the promises of God in our hearts, and the power of God working through us, even for a good reason, the end result will not be successful.
But as a Christian if you KNOW you have the capability and the promises of God, and that His support and provisions have already been downloaded into you then you will keep attempting to receive it. You will have the faith and belief and motivation to keep going!
No matter how many naysayers you encounter, you WILL not give up! Because you will know it in your heart. You will say, “I KNOW I have it because Jesus loves me and my Father has already provided it for me in His foreknowledge of my needs.
His word is working in me!”
Now some Christians (because of past experiences/teachings) will say, “It won’t work for me. I’ve tried but I guess God just doesn’t want to heal me, (or prosper me etc.).” But that is NOT the truth. Without putting any condemnation on anyone here. God is NO respector of persons, meaning He doesn’t have favorites among His children because it’s the same spirit of Christ inside each one of us who is the giver of life.
And we each have been given the same “measure” or proportion of “His” faith inside of us. A fruit of His spirit depostited in side of each of His children.
The Word of God is the “software” given/provided by/downloaded in love to open up the flow of His life inside of us to heal our souls, bodies, finances, relationships, marriages and to help others to thrive, grow in their relationship in Him and spread healing throughout the world to all who will believe.
See, when the Lord says that we are a “new creature, old things have passed away and all things have become new.” He is speaking that our old sin nature is gone and His nature is placed inside of us. It is our spirit that has become brand new and His word is the seed (software) that is our responsibility to plant into our minds so it can take root in our hearts and grow. We can begin to experience the “abundant life” that Jesus came to bring us in this life.
We already have it but some people haven’t received this message, or refuse to believe it or didn’t know how to activate or release it into their lives.
Neither did I without the baptism of the Holy Spirit (with the evidence of speaking in tongues). The Holy Spirit is our Teacher, (Jesus not in bodily form) who brings a relationship to life through His word and instructs/empowers us to understand how the word works in our lives.
When I use to smoke (34 years- over a pack/day) I had never heard this before. I was born again in 1996 but I did not hear the full message of the Gospel (good news) until 2007.
That is when I decided to receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit and chose to take hold of these truths. I became determined to pursue the promises of God because for the first time I began to gain a better understanding of His love for me. An intimacy between Jesus living in me began to grow as I became more familiar with Him through His word.
Now there was nothing in the natural that looked like I had this power available to me to quit smoking. But I did have the word of God (His promises) and with the love of God from His word motiving me, I took these seeds by faith (healing scriptures-verses declaring His rightousness inside of me) and began to re-new (re-program my old way of thinking) my mind and after several months I was completly delivered from that stronghold!! (Jan. 11, 2009)
(No side effects, no medications, no weight gain/lost 9 lbs., lungs/body instantly healed, never wanted another cigaratte, as if I never smoked.)
This was just one example that “old things had passed away and all things had been made new,” in the life of this believer.
The Word of God works!
For any born again follower of Christ Jesus who is willing to put aside things that are not working in their life. Church doctrines/ philosophies / worldly advice/opionons (even well meaning:). And resist accepting or adopting thoughts or things that are contrary to the word of God.
You’ve already got it!!
“And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.” Romans 12:2
The power of God flowing to you and through you enables your soul and body to become like new.
Contact Brenda Groves at: bkgroves1996@yahoo.com
